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Usage docs and TemplateData go here — keep what you already have, or copy the TemplateData block from the earlier message if you want VisualEditor integration.


Usage

{{MedTemplate
| generic           = 
| brand             = 
| structure         = 
| class             = 
| mechanism         = 
| uses              = 
| formula           = 
| mass              = 
| cas               = 
| atc               = 
| routes            = 
| onset             = 
| duration          = 
| halflife          = 
| bioavailability   = 
| pregnancy         = 
| legal             = 
| intro             = 
| pharmacology      = 
| pharmacokinetics  = 
| indications       = 
| dosing            = 
| effects           = 
| adverse           = 
| contraindications = 
| interactions      = 
| pregnancy_details = 
| monitoring        = 
| counseling        = 
| anecdotes         = 
| seealso           = 
| references        = 
}}

Three groups of fields:

  • Infobox (right column): short, label-style values — name, brand, class, formula, half-life, etc.
  • Body sections: prose; renders as full-width == Section == headings only when filled.
  • Auto-omitted rows/sections: any empty parameter is skipped (no empty boxes or stray headings).

Full page template for a medicine entry. Renders a tri-section infobox (Summary / Chemistry / Pharmacology) plus auto-suppressed body sections.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Generic name(s)generic

Comma-separated. Defaults to page name.

Stringoptional
Brand name(s)brand

no description

Stringoptional
Structure imagestructure

Filename only, no 'File:' prefix.

Fileoptional
Structure sizestructuresize

Defaults to 240px.

Default
240px
Stringoptional
Classclass

Pharmacological class, e.g. SSRI.

Stringoptional
Mechanism (1 line)mechanism

One-line summary for infobox; expand in 'Pharmacology' body section.

Stringoptional
Common usesuses

no description

Stringoptional
Chemical formulaformula

no description

Stringoptional
Molar massmass

no description

Stringoptional
CAS numbercas

no description

Stringoptional
ATC codeatc

no description

Stringoptional
Routes of administrationroutes

no description

Stringoptional
Onsetonset

no description

Stringoptional
Durationduration

no description

Stringoptional
Half-lifehalflife

no description

Stringoptional
Bioavailabilitybioavailability

no description

Stringoptional
Pregnancy (short)pregnancy

Short tag for infobox, e.g. 'Category C'. Detailed prose goes in 'pregnancy_details'.

Stringoptional
Legal statuslegal

e.g. 'Rx-only', 'Schedule IV'.

Stringoptional
Intro paragraphintro

Free wikitext above the first heading.

Contentoptional
Pharmacologypharmacology

no description

Contentoptional
Pharmacokineticspharmacokinetics

ADME — absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion.

Contentoptional
Indicationsindications

no description

Contentoptional
Dosing and titrationdosing

no description

Contentoptional
Effectseffects

Therapeutic + common adverse effects.

Contentoptional
Adverse effectsadverse

Serious / less common adverse effects, warnings.

Contentoptional
Contraindicationscontraindications

no description

Contentoptional
Interactionsinteractions

Medicine-medicine, medicine-food, etc.

Contentoptional
Pregnancy & lactation (body section)pregnancy_details

no description

Contentoptional
Monitoringmonitoring

Labs, vitals, or signs to watch.

Contentoptional
Patient counselingcounseling

no description

Contentoptional
Personal experienceanecdotes

no description

Contentoptional
See alsoseealso

no description

Contentoptional
Referencesreferences

no description

Contentoptional